Petrov steps down as F1 steward after father murdered in Russia
Vitaly Petrov, the Russian former driver who was a steward at the Portuguese Grand Prix, has stepped down after his father, Alexandr, was murdered at his home in Vyborg, 80 … Read More
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Carvana to sponsor Jimmie Johnson’s IndyCar effort
It was announced today in St. Petersburg, Florida by Ernie Garcia, Carvana CEO, that his company Carvana will sponsor 7-time NASCAR Cup champion’s Chip Ganassi IndyCar in 2021 as Johnson … Read More
IndyCar St. Pete GP Qualifying Groups
Group 1 26 Hinchcliffe, James 30 Sato, Takuma 27 Rossi, Alexander 1 Newgarden, Josef 3 McLaughlin, Scott 28 Hunter-Reay, Ryan 8 Ericsson, Marcus 9 Dixon, Scott 22 Pagenaud, Simon 98 … Read More
Portuguese GP post-qualifying press conference
Drivers: 1. Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) 2. Valtteri BOTTAS (Mercedes) 3. Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull) TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by David Coulthard) Q: Valtteri, I feel for you. You look like you owned … Read More
Herta leads Andretti IndyCar team 1-2 in St. Petersburg GP practice
Andretti Autosport teammates Colton Herta and James Hinchcliffe topped the only practice this weekend for the Firestone GP of St. Petersburg. Herta’s lap of 1m01.131s was just 0.0973s faster than … Read More
Hamilton beats Bottas to win the Portuguese GP pole
Valtteri Bottas was fastest in all three practice sessions and the first two qualifying sessions, but when it came time to win the pole in Q3 he choked and his … Read More
MotoGP: Nakagami wins his first MotoGP pole
LCR Honda rider Takaaki Nakagami has won his first MotoGP pole position during qualifying for the Teruel MotoGP, the second of the back-to-back Aragon rounds. Franco Morbidelli and last Sunday’s … Read More
MotoGP: Morbidelli, Vinales lead final practices at Aragon
Top Free Practice honors at the Gran Premio Liqui Moly de Teruel at Aragon went the way of Franco Morbidelli (Petronas Yamaha SRT) as the Italian sets a late 1:47.333 … Read More
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing re-signs Takuma Sato for 2021
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL) announced today that the team has come to terms with 2020 Indianapolis 500 champion Takuma Sato for the 2021 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season. Sato first … Read More
Saturday Morning IndyCar Report from St Pete
Good morning from the challenging 1.8-mile, 14-turn temporary street circuit in St Petersburg, Florida. This is the second time this season that the IndyCar teams have set up their equipment … Read More
Bottas nips Hamilton in final Portuguese GP practice
Valtteri Bottas, who was fastest in both Friday practice sessions, made it 3-for3 on Saturday morning to top final practice for the Portuguese GP with a lap of 1m16.654s. That … Read More
Steiner rules out Herta for 2021 Haas F1 seat
IndyCar youngster Colton Herta is not a candidate for a 2021 F1 seat with Haas, team principal Guenther Steiner has confirmed to crash.net. Despite revealing Haas is open to running … Read More
FIA revises track limits restrictions at Portimao after 125 lap times deleted on Friday
Track limits at Portimao have been changed for the rest of the Portuguese Grand Prix weekend after a staggering total of 125 lap times were deleted at Turns 1 and … Read More
F1 exit for Mercedes would be ‘crazy’ – Kallenius
(GMM) Mercedes would be “crazy” to give up its Formula 1 program, according to Daimler CEO Ola Kallenius. With Lewis Hamilton and Toto Wolff conspicuously yet to sign contracts for … Read More
Verstappen plays down Lance Stroll insults
(GMM) Max Verstappen has played down the reaction to his radio insults following a crash with Lance Stroll during Friday practice in Portimao. The Dutchman let off an expletive-filled denunciation … Read More
F1 to take ‘same’ anti-covid approach in 2021 – FIA
(GMM) Formula 1’s anti-covid protocols are likely to race into the 2021 season. That is the admission of Bruno Famin, the FIA’s operations director who is in charge of the … Read More
Supercars: Dick Johnson Racing will go it alone in 2021
Dick Johnson Racing (DJR) confirmed today that it will return for its 40th season in 2021, with the Shell V-Power Racing Team competing with two Ford Mustangs in the 2021 … Read More
Portuguese GP Friday Press Conference
TEAM REPRESENTATIVES Franz TOST (AlphaTauri) Zak BROWN (McLaren), Otmar SZAFNAUER (Racing Point) Q: Welcome gentleman, good to see you all. Can we start this session please with your first impressions of … Read More
Reece Gold Joins Juncos Racing for the 2021 Indy Pro 2000 Championship
Juncos Racing is announced that Reece Gold will join the team for the 2021 Indy Pro 2000 Championship Presented by Cooper Tires. The young American currently competes in the Cooper … Read More
Van der Zande Dropped from WTR IMSA Lineup for 2021
Talk about getting screwed. Renger van der Zande will not return to Wayne Taylor Racing for the 2021 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season, just days after van der Zande, Ryan … Read More
Portuguese GP: Bottas sweeps both Friday practice session
Valtteri Bottas topped the 2nd practice session for the Portuguese GP with a lap of 1m17.940s in his Mercedes to lead Max Verstappen’s Red Bull Honda by 0.595s, but the … Read More
Firestone Extends Title Sponsorship of GP of St. Pete thru 2023
Bridgestone Americas, Inc. today announced a three-year extension for the Firestone brand’s title sponsorship of the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. The new agreement continues a partnership that began … Read More
Famous Helmet Artist rips into Bubba Wallace
Bubba Wallace had his feelings fried after a famous helmet artist blasted the NASCAR driver on social media for bringing politics to the sport. The artist is Jason Beam — … Read More
Bottas tops opening Portuguese GP practice
Make that seven track cleaning opening practice sessions in a row for Valtteri Bottas, who has once again started a weekend strongly. Bottas lapped at 1m18.410s on Medium tires that … Read More
MotoGP: Alex Marquez leads Honda 1-2 in Teruel FP1
Alex Marquez picked up from where he left off at Motorland Aragon by topping the timesheets in first free practice for the Gran Premio Liqui Moly de Teruel, despite a … Read More